Does luck or will determine the changes we can bring to the world? For Oberon, this question was never one he considered, but one he was forced to think about day after day. The life he had before being adopted by the Aurum family is a blur, little more than a vague child's drawing pinned to a wall.

For twelve years, he's been with his parents, Adonai and Kallipso, and his elder brother, Elio. For twelve years, they've been a family built on a foundation of trust and togetherness. However, there are some things that family cannot shield you from, and for Oberon, that is the military complex of the city-state Chromerus.

When Oberon and his brother are selected to join the youth of the city in a secretive military project, the bonds of family and Oberon's faith in himself and his government begin to waver. Truths about his past and the pressure of leadership begin to weigh on Oberon as he struggles to find his footing or sink into the shadows of a life spiraling beyond his control.